Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot
The studies, performed with MRI and CT, showed that the increase of fat, immediately adjacent to the myocardium (epicardial fat) is correlated more strongly with the risk of atrial fibrillation than the general or abdominal obesity. According to some studies, epicardial fat around the left atrium is...
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| author | Evgeniy S. Mazur Vera V. Mazur Nikolay D. Bazhenov Sergey V. Kolbasnicov Oksana V. Nilova |
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| description | The studies, performed with MRI and CT, showed that the increase of fat, immediately adjacent to the myocardium (epicardial fat) is correlated more strongly with the risk of atrial fibrillation than the general or abdominal obesity. According to some studies, epicardial fat around the left atrium is a strong predictor of the development at atrial fibrillation. Also, the amount of the fat is associated with the effectiveness of cardioversion and the risk of developing thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The number of such works is small, since tomographic examinations are not needed if intra-atrial thrombosis is suspected, and transthoracic echocardiograthy does not allow visualization of atrial fat. However, transesophageal echocardiography is widely used in patients with atrial fibrillation and allows to measure the structures that serve as depots of epicardial fat, namely the interatrial septum and left lateral ridge. Accumulation of epicardial fat leads to thickening of these structures. This can be used to study the relationship between epicardial obesity and the risk of thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5c58b3e8e47440bb3de63aaf6cccb052024-09-11T16:17:52ZengEndocrinology Research CentreОжирение и метаболизм2071-87132306-55242020-12-0117331632510.14341/omet1261410855Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depotEvgeniy S. Mazur0Vera V. Mazur1Nikolay D. Bazhenov2Sergey V. Kolbasnicov3Oksana V. Nilova4Tver State Medical UniversityTver State Medical UniversityTver State Medical UniversityTver State Medical UniversityTver State Medical UniversityThe studies, performed with MRI and CT, showed that the increase of fat, immediately adjacent to the myocardium (epicardial fat) is correlated more strongly with the risk of atrial fibrillation than the general or abdominal obesity. According to some studies, epicardial fat around the left atrium is a strong predictor of the development at atrial fibrillation. Also, the amount of the fat is associated with the effectiveness of cardioversion and the risk of developing thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The number of such works is small, since tomographic examinations are not needed if intra-atrial thrombosis is suspected, and transthoracic echocardiograthy does not allow visualization of atrial fat. However, transesophageal echocardiography is widely used in patients with atrial fibrillation and allows to measure the structures that serve as depots of epicardial fat, namely the interatrial septum and left lateral ridge. Accumulation of epicardial fat leads to thickening of these structures. This can be used to study the relationship between epicardial obesity and the risk of thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillations.https://www.omet-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/12614epicardial fatpericardial fattransesophageal echocardiography |
| spellingShingle | Evgeniy S. Mazur Vera V. Mazur Nikolay D. Bazhenov Sergey V. Kolbasnicov Oksana V. Nilova Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot Ожирение и метаболизм epicardial fat pericardial fat transesophageal echocardiography |
| title | Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot |
| title_full | Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot |
| title_fullStr | Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot |
| title_short | Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot |
| title_sort | epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation emphasis on atrial fat depot |
| topic | epicardial fat pericardial fat transesophageal echocardiography |
| url | https://www.omet-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/12614 |
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